Rihanna recaps from around the nets

- Daily Princetonian shows the usual rigor in analyzing the dance moves, but also gets a little philosophical about her attitudes on the crews. Must be post-finals fatigue. Summary of the show: 
"Not a bad week, but I still want MOAR"
- What's that Music Guy thinks that Mos Wanted Crew and Elektrolytes gave "Panty dropper" performances
- Screen Invasion is relieved that Elektrolytes is still around and wants them to win ABDC
- AV Club gives the episode an A- and predicts a Mos Wanted Crew/Elektrolytes finale.
- We'll Fix it In is a week behind, but worth the read with riffs about International Week, ICONic Boyz, Baskin Robbins, Shoprite, and the crews
- Ant M. theorizes that Fanny Pak didn't get the love this season because they're  more artistic and refined (but less fun) than Season 7.

Video: Blaze & Kenny G (Collizion): "Niggas in Paris"

Collizion Crew (America's Best Dance Crew Season 7) has been keeping busy since their appearance on ABDC. Their CollizionTV Youtube Channel has several new watch-worthy videos, showing what we missed by their too-early elimination. Their latest: Blaze and Kenny G dance to a remix of "Niggas in Paris".

Byeynyn's review: ABDC's Rihanna Challenge

Last week, five crews performed and none of them went home. None of them! Gasp! You might as well not have watched, unless you were a fan of dance or something. This week, one crew will be sent home. Or not. I’m not the boss here. The five crews are going to honor Rihanna, whose recent songs have shifted mostly from dancing in the club into who she wants to make whoopee to. I guess that’s sort of a natural progression.

All five crews perform to “We Found Love.” It’s a solid group performance, set in a hopeless place. There are some caution bars and trampolines here and there, but it’s generally not a place where love can be found, unless you and a partner tried really hard. While all the crews have their moments to shine, Elektrolytes gets the least amount of airtime. Still, everybody does a good job maintaining the energy. And, there isn’t a random appearance by the Iconic Boyz to distract from the crews that deserve the attention. It’s IB-free!
Click here to read the full review. Thanks, Byeynyn!

Video: Dumbo (Poreotics) workshop in Thailand

Matt 'Dumbo' Nguyen of Poreotics (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5 winners) showed some  steps after a workshop he conducted in Thailand. Click here for his freestyle with Fuanimatle Crew; his solo is below. From Dreamer920206 Youtube.

The end is near - almost last chance to reenter our ABDC Top 4 contest!

Thanks to all of you who submitted entries on which ABDC crews will be in the top 4 at the end of this season, in the order of their elimination. If you want to change your vote, here's your weekly chance. Note: there's no penalty for entering each week. If you get it right early, that's the vote that counts!The prize goes to the first person to submit the correct answer, based on which week they submit it. If more than one person gets it right that week, we'll employ a tie-breaker rule.  Click here for contest rules and prizes.

More than 94% of the hundreds of votes cast this season were wrong, most of them eliminated after Fanny Pak went home this week. So there are still a possibility that someone could come in this week and take it all.   ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 6pm (East Coast Time) on FRIDAY MAY 25. THIS WEEK'S CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.

Step Boys Videos Stepping On - Exclusive interview + their ABDC behind the scenes videos

Even after their elimination from ABDC7, Comedian/dancers Step Boys still vow to go on. Some evidence: 
Chris Trondsen talked to members of Stepboys backstage at America's Best Dance Crew's Rihanna Challenge. Stepboys talk about how it sucks being off the show and being back in Southern California, thoughts about running onto the stage, their new video about life after ABDC, demonstrate a new product, and other odd answers.


From their SBvdo Youtube Channel, click here to watch SBractice 1 episode 2 and click here to see Josh showing off his alter ego Manuel a he prepares  Jerel's hair. Look for the reactions of the other crews that pass by. Below, Step Boys talks about what being on ABDC meant to them, what they've had to overcome, and what they wanted to do on the stage

#KeepStepping
#ImBookie

Enter this week's ABDC Elimination Challenge now to win!

Time for the next installment in our ABDC Season 7 Elimination Challenge: Which crews will be in the bottom 2 each week? Who will be eliminated? Enter each week and the person with the highest cumulative score for Season 7 will win an ABDC crew shirt of their choice and size (up to $35 retail).

To enter: Each week, we'll publish a new post for this contest. When the weekly post is up, leave a comment with the name of the bottom 2, specifying which one is eliminated. For example, in Season 6, a winning entry for the Rihanna Week Challenge would have read: "BOTTOM 2 WEEK 5 -  Phunk Phenomenon, 787 Crew. Eliminated: 787 Crew."  You will be awarded 1 point for each crew you name in the bottom 2 that week, and an extra point for identifying the eliminated crew, for a total of 3 possible points per week. The person with the highest cumulative score wins, and we'll figure out something if we need a tie-breaker.

This week's entries will be accepted from now until 6pm East Coast time on Friday May 25, so that nobody can use insider info from the tapings. . THIS WEEK'S CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. **IMPORTANT**:

• Create a user name you will use every week for the entire contest, and make it memorable (not just a common first name or word). NO EMAIL ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED
• MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE THE WORDS 'BOTTOM 2' in the comment (so I can search for them easily). 
• Only 1 entry per person per week, please.  Good luck!   

At this point,  Clubtracks is in the lead with 11 points,  but others are just a point or two behind. Given the uncertainty about this season, lots of people could still win.

Send some love to Fanny Pak!

When I heard that America's Best Dance Crew was considering bringing back favorite groups from prior seasons, Fanny Pak was at the top of the list of groups I wanted to see again. I loved their mad creativity, unpredictable choreography, and awesome stunts in Season 2, and I loved it this season. They were a delight both onstage and backstage. I really hope Fanny Pak will be performing together live around the country and the world for years to come -- they command the stage and audiences' hearts like nobody else.

This comment was left on a Fanny Pak video on Youtube last night that summarizes my feelings: 
"Dear Fanny Pak, I apologize for America not grasping the concept of your artistry and creativity. All of you have amazing hearts and kind souls. I would have thought that this would be the season for you, but it's unfortunate that you had to be eliminated again. You have been champions in my heart since season 2. I will always stand a proud Fanny. ♥"
 
This post is only for positive comments about Fanny Pak. If you want to say anything else, please take it to the Party Room/Critics Corner.
Photocredit: MTV

Video: ReQuest Crew dance with Jennifer Lopez on American Idol finale

ReQuest Crew (America's Best Dance Crew Season 6) was recognizable by style and polyswag even when dressed all in white to dance with Jennifer Lopez on the finale of American Idol on May 23, 2012.Video from DailyMotion. Thanks for the links, Taff1013  and PerezOverride.

Survey: What was your favorite performance on ABDC's Rihanna Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Survey: What was your least favorite performance on ABDC's Rihanna Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Vote now to save your favorite ABDC Crew -- here's all the MTV voting info for online, phone and text!

The online voting is now open from now until 6:00am Eastern time. If you want to protect your favorite crew, act now! Click here to vote online at MTV.com . Performance videos will probably be online after 11:00pm West Coast time, to aid in your choices. 

If you want to phone or text instead, the numbers are: Phone: 1-855-4CREW + (0 +number): OR Text: 22444 then (number):
* RNG- 1 (so you would dial 855-4CREW01)
* 8 Flavahz -  2 (so you would dial 855-4CREW02)
* Mos Wanted Crew- 3 (so you would dial 855-4CREW03)
* Elektrolytes - 4 (so you would dial 855-4CREW04)

After you vote (or while you're obsessively voting all night long), join us back at the party room! 
VOTING IS NOW CLOSED

The ABDC Rihanna Challenge Party Room/Critics Corner is now open -- Join in the action!

The Party Room/Critics Corner for ABDC 7's Episode 7 -- the Rihanna Challenge -- is now open! Join lots of other readers and fans as they reflect on the dance battle arena and who makes it out alive. IMPORTANT: If you want to write a long comment, write in in NotePad or Word and then paste it into the comments field.

After the show is over: The party has just started, so stick around for more action, reaction, interaction, and satisfaction. How do you feel about tonight's song and dance? Do you think the nonelimination last week had any lasting impact? What Rihanna songs should they have used instead? What would you like to see in the ABDC finale?  This is your party -- humor,  conspiracy theory, nostalgia and almost everything else (except obscenity and abject disrespect) are expected and welcome! 
Photocredit: Gossip Boulevard

Join us now for live play-by-play for ABDC's Rihanna Challenge

Del, TBone, NamesAreOverrated, Mike, Wings and Nancy will be co-hosts of this live play-by-play of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7's Episode 7-- the Rihanna Challenge. Feel free to follow along (particularly if you cannot watch it until later). Please be aware that your comments might not be posted immediately (or at all) as we have to moderate them, watch the show, and type at the same time. If you want to leave longer comments and be sure they're used, go to the Party Room (the post above this one).

Video: Anthony Lee choreographs with members of Quest, Poreotics, Kaba Modern & more - "Unit 337"

Anthony Lee's latest video, "Unit 337" contains performances by some of favorite dancers and best friends, including Chad, Law and Charles from Poreotics (ABDC Season 5), Mike and Lawrence from Kaba Modern (ABDC Season 1), Victor from Quest Crew (ABDC Season 3), Jed from Team Millenia and Josh Espinosa from Sickstep.  From Youtube. Thanks for the tip, Greg!

Exclusive interview with Charles Nguyen (Poreotics) backstage at ABDC - bad jokes, ABDC Season 7 + upcoming plans including Electric Daisy Carnival

Chris Trondsen interviews Charles Nguyen (Poreotics) backstage at America's Best Dance Crew's Rihanna Challenge.  Charles talks about how crazy it is backstage doing interviews, how it felt interviewing the crews, his opinions of the Season 7 crews, what Poreotics is up to (including World of Dance, Electric Daisy Carnival, Urban Dance Camp), and they tell bad jokes.

Poll results: RNG was Pitbull favorite; people split on nonelimination decision

Last week, we ran two types of polls -- our usual questions about most and least favorite performances, and one asking whether people thought ABDC should have sent a crew home after the Pitbull Challenge.

• RNG was by far the favorite crew last week in our poll, with 49% of the 1,942 votes. See full results here.
• Mos Wanted Crew was the least favorite, with 39% of the 1,691 votes. Full results here.
• 1100 people voted on our question about the choice to have a non-elimination week. 51% responded that they agreed with the decision to send no crew home.

 We'll have new polls up about the Rihanna Challenge shortly after America's Best Dance Crew airs on the West Coast.

Ninjaboi's Better Late Than Never Pitbull Review

Ninjaboi here. Sorry I’m putting this out the day of the next week’s episode… but I’ve had a busy week relocating to the Bay Area for the summer (yay internships). If any Bay Area dancers want to  leave a comment below where dancers tend to congregate, or any big dance events you think I should attend! I may just stop by (if it’s not during work), and I’ll try to cover it for the site J

In any case, it’s Pitbull Week. Or was last week. With Mr International himself, and ICONic Boyz… well there could be worse things I guess. But on to the performances…

To read Ninjaboi’s review oflast week’s Pitbull episode while you wait for tonight’s Rihanna week, click here!

Join us tonight for ABDC Rihanna Challenge Party Room, Live Play-by-Play, polls & more

Thank God it's Wednesday! Watch America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 Rihanna Week with us tonight! The Party Room/Critics Corner opens at 9:45 ET and stays open as long as you want, so that everyone can comment on anything remotely related to ABDC. What did you think of the first five crews? Do you like the 'superstar' format enough to see it return? Is ABDC still fresh for you? 

At 10pm ET, I will be doing live play-by-play while watching the show along with Del, Mike, TBone, Names are Overrated and Wings so feel free to tune in and make fun of us or get a sneak preview of the action (for those of you from the West Coast or other ABDC-deprived zones). Afterwards, we'll have all the info on how to vote for tonight's favorites on MTV's site, phonelines and textlines. Tomorrow morning, please vote in our polls on the best and worst performances. Plus we hope to have recaps, more videos and more coverage.   Join us!

Video: Sneak peek of 8 Flavahz performance on ABDC's Rihanna Challenge

MTV posted a clip of 8 Flavahz performance in America's Best Dance Crew Rihanna challenge.  What do you think?  Thanks for the tip, taff1013 and Bboy for life!

America's Best Dance Crew (Season 7) - Full Episodes

The Kingdom Made: Chris Martin, Mariel Martin, Vinh Nguyen

A new campaign @theKingdomMade has been started by local San Diego dancers.  Some of the dancers include, Keone Madrid, Mariel Martin, Chris Martin, Vinh Nguyen, Paul Ross.  Not much is known about @theKingdomMade, but its promotional videos are starting to gain a lot of attention.


Click here to see promotional videos from: Mariel Martin, Chris Martin, Keone Madrid, and Paul Ross.


Here's Vinh Nguyen (SGBM) with his own promotional video for the campaign:

Exclusive interviews with Fanny Pak's Matt Cady & Glenda Morales on their time on ABDC Seasn 7

Charles Nguyen (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen interview Matt Cady and Glenda Morales, two members of Fanny Pak in both Season 2 and Season 7, before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Rihanna Challenge:
- Matt Cady talks about their non-elimination during Pitbull week, enjoying Bollywood, and his enjoyment of the Rihanna challenge, and how trying it's been coming back to ABDC.

- Glenda jokes about lies and deceit, talks about the roller coaster mindset of Fanny Pak, her love for Charles (and vice versa), and critiques Charles' fanny-twisting.

Video: Aye Hasegawa - "Cockiness"

The amazing Aye Hasegawa (Boxcuttuhz) has just uploaded a new video to her Youtube Channel.  Check out her work:

DVR Alert: ReQuest Crew to dance with JLo on American Idol Finale

According to multiple Tweets, ReQuest Crew (Hip Hip International winners, America's Best Dance Crew Season 6) will be performing with Jennifer Lopez on the season finale of American Idol. TV Guide has the finale listed as tonight, May 22 at 8pm ET/PT for one hour and tomorrow, May 23 at 8pm ET/PT for a little over 2 hours, and it's not clear when this performance will occur.

Exclusive: KK (8 Flavahz) and Gerald (Fanny Pak) interview at ABDC Rihanna week: working together & showing diva walks

Charles Nguyen (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen interview Kaelynn 'KK' Harris of 8 Flavahz before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Rihanna Challenge, with a jump-in from Fanny Pak's Gerald Espinosa. KK and Gerald talk about how they are feeling about this week's explosive challenge, how it feels being on ABDC, and working together. And the two show their best diva walks

More exclusive interviews with Mos Wanted Crew: Bam Martin & Ricky Cole

More interviews and other moments with Mos Wanted Crew from backstage this week at the America's Best Dance Crew Rihanna Challenge:
- Bam talks about MWC responding to judges' criticism and coming back from a weaker performance in the Pitbull challenge, and shares some love with Charles.

- Charles Poreotics) and Ricky Cole (Mos Wanted Crew) joke and talk about Healthy Stomp in a short conversation backstage before the America's Best Dance Crew Rihanna Challenge.

Video: Kyle Hanagami - "Breakeven"

Earlier this year, Kyle Hanagami's good friend and dancer, Mariana Moncada, passed away.  This piece, assisted by Gracie Stewart, is a dedication to her and the message she inspired.  Enjoy:

Exclusive: RNG pre-ABDC Rihanna week: rapping & answering fan questions on cussing, kissing, & connections!

Charles Nguyen (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen interview Rated Next Generation (RNG) RNG backstage before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Rihanna Challenge. They talk about excitement over the great reviews from the Pitbull challenge, their excitement at doing a theatrical piece this week. They do a rap while Charles beatboxes, then answers reader questions on cussing, kissing, and talk about which crew they have the biggest connection with and why.

Exclusive Elektrolytes videos pre-ABDC Rihanna Challenge: showing their best, abs, best dance face, and the cutest little Elektrolyte

 Charles Nguyen (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsent interview Elektrolytes backstage at the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Rihanna Challenge. They talk about bouncing back from lackluster judges' comments during the Pitbull challenge, answer fan question on who has the best abs, and show their best dance faces.
Later, Chris tried to talk to the cute son of Joey Arevalo (one of the Elektrolytes), but the kid ran off with Chris' banana before finally returning to say hi to his daddy. Too cute.

Comment Posting Rules Recap

Hey guys,

So it's top 5 of the season (should be top 4, but them's the breaks). It's about that time of the season when emotions run high and normally very nice, very civil and level headed commenters turn nasty and mean-spirited in the pursuit of supporting their chosen crew, and they do things that they wouldn't normally. While we here at BBDC would like to give you a space to express your opinions and support for your crews, we cannot allow individuals to create an environment where they can say potentially very hurtful things to the crews. That said, here is a quick reminder of some of the key rules of this website.

-Please keep things civil when commenting. This means no ad hominem attacks toward other commenters, toward the crews, or anyone else. It is possible to say that you support crew XYZ without saying that crew ABC is bad. It  is possible to disagree with someone and not make fun of them or call them a [censored] [censored] [censored]. We will give out warnings, but if you are saying mean/hurtful things putting down someone else's opinion repeatedly, you will be banned. 

-When making comments regarding a crew's performance, rather than saying "that sucked so badly they never deserved to be on the show in the first place," try "well I think they could have improved their routine by doing this this and this." Constructive criticism is the best way to make the show and this website better. 

-No spamming. We haven't had so much of a problem with this, but please keep that in mind. Mindlessly posting the same opinion /link over and over when it is not relevant to the conversation at hand (or even if it is), can get annoying, and if you're looking for a fight or to start something, you could try to start something with Mr. Banhammer. 

-Again I just want to reiterate - you can support your crew and say what you liked about your crew. When you say something about why you didn't like the other crew's routine in an attacking, vicious manner, then that's taking it too far. Giving constructive criticism is the best way to help the crews, and being positive and optimistic, and less confrontational, is more likely to get people to agree with you. All these crews are friends with each other and I'm sure they don't appreciate their fans hating on their friends. 

-NinjAdmin

Exclusive with Fanny Pak pre-ABDC Rihanna Challenge: Zenful despite expectations of bottom 2

Chris Trondsen and Charles (Poreotics) interview Fanny Pak before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Rihanna challenge. The crew members talk about why they are zenful and peaceful for the week's performance despite their expectations of being in the bottom 2, how they've tried to reach out to the fans, and they show how they prepare for their performances. 

Wings reviews crews on ABDC Pitbull Challenge: stunts, cuteness, challenges, deja vu factor & camera angles

Hey all ye faithful! Another week has passed, which means another review has been summoned. This week’s review could possibly be composed of the most accurate ratings in the history of ABDC. I spent extra time this week rating the performances based off of a system that has no bias what-so-ever and is completely truthful. You don’t want to miss it.

Once again, I will be changing one of my topics because this week’s challenges required each crew to build their routines around a specific dance from numerous countries around the world. As a result, every crew danced in clothes according to that country. For the sake of being culturally sensitive I will be removing the clothes section this week and replacing it with…….camera angles. Get ready for another composition of endless creativity and spontaneous conversation with myself. Enjoy!
Click here to read the full review. Thanks Wings!

Video: Ellen Kim - "I Am The Best"

Ellen Kim has just uploaded her latest concept video to her Youtube Channel.  Featuring Aye Hasegawa, Lydia Paek, and Aimee Lee Lucas, this video tells the classic Cinderella story.  Check it out:

Video: Mixd Elements dance for Vlado Footwear

Mixd Elements (America's Best Dance Crew Season 7) have a full-length dance video to help promote Vlado footwear. As evident from the video, we missed a lot when the crew went home so early this season!

World Of Dance: New York!

World Of Dance New York is only 6 days away!  It's still not too late to get tickets to the event.  Some featured artists include: Poreotics, Chachi Gonzales (IaMmE), Static Noyze, Rhythm City,
Anthony Lee (Kinjaz), and JR Aquino. Click [Here] for venue details and ticket information.  Hope to see you guys there!

Exclusive: "Cherry" (8 Flavahz) & "Strawberry (Poreotics) backstage at ABDC Rihanna Challenge - on fire!

 Charles Nguyen (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen interview Tamara "Cherry" Rapp (member of 8 Flavahz) backstage before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Rihanna Challenge.Tamara talks about how they're going to be on fire, Charles' flavor (strawberry), their reaction to Lil Mama's praise of the crew, and teaches Charles a Hawaiian word.

Exclusive: Ian Eastwood (Mos Wanted Crew) & Charles (Poreotics) sharing some love backstage at ABDC Rihanna Challenge

Backstage before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Rihanna Challenge, Ian Eastwood (Mos Wanted Crew) tells Charles Nguyen (Poreotics) why Ian looks so good every day. "Reunited and it feels so good"

Video: Latest episode of AXI, starring Jaja Vankova (IaMmE)

From the description: "In this episode the director takes you back before the fall of the Avenger Phillip "The Keyholder" played by PacMan (IaMmE). In Episode I "Eye of the Beholder", Phillip had just finished annihilating the Dark Army. Unfortunately he was infected and dragged off to die leaving his close friend JaJa alone in his house with "Klaws", one of the bitter remaining DayWalkers left from the dark army who has pledged revenge on the Avengers. JaJa is bitten and becomes a recluse in a nearby dark tunnel with hopes she can avoid the temptations to draw blood on the innocent. The Avengers are sent in to rescue her."  Dancers: JaJa Vankova (IaMmE), Liz Anne Hewette, & Jason Anderson. From shawnwellingdance Youtube.

Photos from the ABDC Rihanna taping

Photos have been posted on Twitter from various backstage and MTV sources, showing the costumes, set, and other America's Best Dance Crew Rihanna Challenge sights. The_Real_Winson took this photo (click on it to expand), with the caption: "Dangerous dancing going out tonight so we gotta lay out the caution tape". Click here to see photos of members of Mos Wanted Crew, RNG, Elektrolytes, Fanny Pak and more.

News from ABDC's Rihanna Challenge: Playlist and crew challenges

Freeze provides preliminary non-spoiler information from the May 18 taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Rihanna Challenge (to air May 23 10pm ET/PT on MTV). UPDATE -- Modified list of challenges:

Opening Group Number -"We Found Love" - Subway Theme
Crew Songs and Challenges: (Alphabetical Order, not order of performance)
8 Flavahz - "Birthday Cake" - Use sparklers (those sticks with the firecracker tips)
Elektrolytes - "Where have you Been" - Use a microphone
Fanny Pak - "Talk that Talk" - Incorporate rifles
Mos Wanted Crew -  "Cockiness" - incorporate jackets
RNG - "You da One" - incorporate hats

Review of ABDC Pitbull Challenge from iNSIGHT (a Bay area Dancer)

We post several reviews and recaps for America's Best Dance Crew each week, all coming from different experiences and sensibilities. Here's a fresh perspective from iNSIGHT:

Who am I, you may ask? I'm a dancer from the Bay Area with an eye for technique, talent, and potential. I'm so sick of seeing biased opinions of this ABDC7 on the internet and Youtube that I'd like to give you my input. My judgements are unbiased; I call it like it is.  I do have my favorites on this season, but doesn't mean I wouldn't call them out when necessary. I've also watched every single episode of ABDC ever. I want to review the technical aspects of the performances --"JC style". 

Click here to read iNSIGHT's review of ABDC's Pitbull Challenge. Thanks, iNSIGHT!

JuBaFilms Presents: Eye Of The Panda

Julien Bam & Gong Bao (JuBaFilms) have finally released their latest video.  If you would like to see their earlier works, I would highly recommend subscribing to JuBaFilms channel.

They have always brought their unique brand of dance-fight choreography (with a pinch of humor), but I believe this is the first time they have ever had dialogue!  Enjoy:

Let us know if you attend tonight's taping of ABDC Rihanna challenge!

America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 (aka the Superstar Season) will be taped tonight, with the 5 remaining crews dancing to Rihanna hit songs. If you attend the taping, leave a comment and let us know what it was like -- the dances, the judges, the songs, the crowd, the crews, the costumes, celebrities in the audience, oddities and funny moments, etc.
 
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT -- NO SPOILERS. DO NOT TELL THE RESULTS FROM THE SHOW, INCLUDING WHICH CREWS WERE IN THE BOTTOM OR ELIMINATED! 

Dance Hero JP Season 3, Episode 1 Recap

In furthering my love of things from Japan, I bring to you readers Japan's own version of ABDC, DanceHeroJP!

DanceHeroJP is on it's third season, and has some key differences from ABDC. First, no crews are eliminated. They simply receive points from the judges (who are actual dancers in the Japanese dance community) over 3 weeks, as well as points from who has the most views on various social media websites. Further, they also have longer routines (about 2 minutes each), and have no challenges, or limitations regarding music. Insert debate here of whether ABDC should adopt this format.
In any case, after 2 seasons with Time Machine and Beat Buddy Boi taking the crown, the performances from the first episode of Season 3 are up on the [DANCEHEROjp] Youtube Channel, along with all the routines from the first 2 seasons.
Click here to read the reviews and watch the videos. After you've watched these routines, let us know what you think of the show. Is there space for something like this format here in the States? Could ABDC benefit from a format change? How do you think these crews would do on the ABDC stage?

Byeynyn's review: ABDC Pitbull Challenge

Last week, six crews were challenged to get on the floor to the music of Jennifer Lopez. In a random development, three crews were placed in the bottom. RNG and Fanny Pak were saved, and Collizion Crew’s unique Southern style wasn’t enough to sway the judges. Five crews remain, all of them more or less representing the West. This week, they’re going to dance to Pitbull, who briefly showed up so he could generally confuse the crews, haha! I wasn’t aware Pitbull had his own songs, since he’s usually off somewhere rambling on other performing artists’ songs.

Click here to read the full review. Thanks Byeynyn!

Recaps (and rants) for ABDC Pitbull Challenge

- Daily Princetonian has a detailed time-line breakdown of the moves, passionate thoughts on the crews (loved RNG and 8 Flavahz, tired of Fanny Pak) and links to two of my favorite Bollywood dances -- "All cool boys, come on make some noise and say Om Shanti Om!"
- AV Club gives the episode a B+ and explains (with examples from ABDC2's Supreme Soul/Super Cr3w matchup and ABDC4's Rhythm City/Massive Monkees battle) that someone SHOULD have been eliminated this week. 
- What's That Music Guy thinks this week had the strongest dancing yet but wants to get rid of the Super-star centrism
- Screen Invasion liked the opening number (even thought ICONic Boys were cute) and LOVED Elektrolytes
- AllVoices does a straight summary but redeems it with a charming computer dance image
- Ant M. has 2 videos this week: his review of the dances (shown below) and a complaint to the producers that they've destroyed the integrity of ABDC (click here to watch)

Exclusive interview: Layla Kayleigh talks about the mood of the crews and the judges mid-season at ABDC

Teresa Espinosa (Beat Freaks) and Chris Trondsen interview Layla Kayleigh "on the couch" backstage at the America's Best Dance Crew Pitbull challenge. They talk about what it will take for a crew to win Season 7, how the judges get bored really quickly, the crews' moods at this point in the season, how all the crews are so supportive this season, and her work for ABDC Insider.

Video: Ian Eastwood (Mos Wanted) - "Seduction"

After last night's episode of ABDC, Ian Eastwood of Mos Wanted Crew decided to upload a piece he recently taught in Miami.  He also hints at what to expect from their Rihanna Challenge:

Want to change your vote for the ABDC Top 4 Contest? Enter again now!

Thanks to all of you who submitted entries on which ABDC crews will be in the top 4 at the end of this season, in the order of their elimination. If you want to change your vote, here's your weekly chance. Note: there's no penalty for entering each week. If you get it right early, that's the vote that counts!The prize goes to the first person to submit the correct answer, based on which week they submit it. If more than one person gets it right that week, we'll employ a tie-breaker rule.  Click here for contest rules and prizes.  ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 6pm (East Coast Time) on FRIDAY MAY 18. THIS WEEK'S CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.
Image credit: Motown

World Order | Aquarius

Japan has given us many awesome things. Ninjas. Anime. Ninjas. Hok. Ninjas. Shit Kings. Ninjas. One of these awesome things that happens to not be a ninja includes MMA-fighter-with-crazy-entrances-turned-Buddhist-turned-recording-artist-slash-dancer Genki Sudo. With his crew "World Order," they've regularly churned out high quality dance videos showcasing an other-worldly style of isolation and tutting. In this most recent video, they incorporate some martial arts, while giving their own World Order twist on it.
Enjoy!

Survey: Do you think ABDC should have sent a crew home for the Pitbull Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Exclusive interview: Myron Marten talks about Mos Wanted Crew's motivation and why fans shouldn't trash ANY crew!

Teresa Espinosa (Beat Freaks) and Chris Trondsen interview World of Dance's Myron Marten (who was the creator for Mos Wanted Crew) backstage at America's Best Dance Crew's Pitbull Challenge. Myron talks about how Mos Wanted Crew is using feedback from ABDC judges and fans, how he helps keeps the crew motivated, how they're viewing the competition,  what he feels is their biggest competition, fan's mistaken ideas about the crew, the need to not trash ANY crew, and the impact of negative feedback on dancers.

Time for your weekly ABDC Elimination Challenge entry - you gotta play every week to win!

Time for the next installment in our ABDC Season 7 Elimination Challenge: Which crews will be in the bottom 2 each week? Who will be eliminated? Enter each week and the person with the highest cumulative score for Season 7 will win an ABDC crew shirt of their choice and size (up to $35 retail).

To enter: Each week, we'll publish a new post for this contest. When the weekly post is up, leave a comment with the name of the bottom 2, specifying which one is eliminated. For example, in Season 6, a winning entry for the Rihanna Week Challenge would have read: "BOTTOM 2 WEEK 5 -  Phunk Phenomenon, 787 Crew. Eliminated: 787 Crew."  You will be awarded 1 point for each crew you name in the bottom 2 that week, and an extra point for identifying the eliminated crew, for a total of 3 possible points per week. The person with the highest cumulative score wins, and we'll figure out something if we need a tie-breaker.

This week's entries will be accepted from now until 6pm East Coast time on Friday May 18, so that nobody can use insider info from the tapings. .THIS WEEK'S CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED - NO MORE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. **IMPORTANT**:

• Create a user name you will use every week for the entire contest, and make it memorable (not just a common first name or word). NO EMAIL ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED
• MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE THE WORDS 'BOTTOM 2' in the comment (so I can search for them easily). 
• Only 1 entry per person per week, please.  Good luck!   

At this point, Clubtracks, ICONICore JabbaJake, JX7713, and Pierre are tied with 8 points, but others are just a point or two behind. Given the uncertainty about this season, lots of people could still win.

Survey: What was your favorite performance during ABDC Pitbull Challenge?

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Survey: What was your least favorite performance during ABDC Pitbull Challenge?

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Vote now at MTV to save your favorite crews - here's the online, phone & text info!

The online voting is now open from now until 6:00am Eastern time. If you want to protect your favorite crew, act now! Click here to vote online at MTV.com. Performance videos will probably be online after 11:00pm West Coast time, to aid in your choices. 

If you want to phone or text instead, the numbers are: Phone: 1-855-4CREW + (0 +number): OR Text: 22444 then (number):
* Elektrolytes - 1 (so you would dial 855-4CREW01)
* 8 Flavahz -  2 (so you would dial 855-4CREW02)
* Mos Wanted Crew- 3 (so you would dial 855-4CREW03)
* Fanny Pak- 4 (so you would dial 855-4CREW04)
* RNG - 5 (so you would dial 855-4CREW05)

After you vote (or while you're obsessively voting all night long), join us back at the party room! 

The ABDC Pitbull Party Room/Critics Corner is now open -- join us!

The Party Room/Critics Corner for ABDC 7's Episode 6 -- the Pitbull Challenge -- is now open! Join lots of other readers and fans as they reflect on the dance battle arena and who makes it out alive. IMPORTANT: If you want to write a long comment, write in in NotePad or Word and then paste it into the comments field.

After the show is over: The party has just started, so stick around for more action, reaction, interaction, and satisfaction. How do you feel about tonight's dancers? Do you think the judges did the right thing? Should ABDC bring back more alums as guests? Does this season need anything else to make it more exciting?  This is your party -- humor,  conspiracy theory, nostalgia and almost everything else (except obscenity and abject disrespect) are expected and welcome! 
Image credit: Tesakov

Join us now for Live Play-by-Play of ABDC's Pitbull Challenge

Del, TBone, Ninjaboi, NamesAreOverrated, Mike, and Nancy will be co-hosts of this live play-by-play of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7's Episode 6 -- the Pitbull Challenge. Feel free to follow along (particularly if you cannot watch it until later). Please be aware that your comments might not be posted immediately (or at all) as we have to moderate them, watch the show, and type at the same time. If you want to leave longer comments and be sure they're used, go to the Party Room (the post above this one).

Videos from Crews from Champions Tour: Tight Eyez (Street Kingdom), ReQuest Crew, Philippine Allstars

ReQuest Crew (America's Best Dance Crew Season 6) and Tight Eyez, founder of Street Kingdom (also ABDC Season 6), and Philippine Allstars performed at the 2012 Crews from Champions tour. There are multiple videos of these dancers as well as other worthy crews; check 4puzzle Youtube for the full set. Thanks for the tip,Your Name ___.

Exclusive interview with Teresa Espinosa (Beat Freaks) on ABDC: why Beat Freaks lost - "The most consistent crew will win Season 7)

Chris Trondsen interviews Teresa Espinosa (Beat Freaks) backstage at the America's Best Dance Crew Pitbull Challenge. Teresa talks about how Season 7 is different from all other ABDC seasons,  how consistency is so important to winning ABDC, her feelings about not winning ABDC Season 3, how the other crews helped Beat Freaks by pushing them, her love of Fanny Pak, dismay over haters of Fanny Pak and Mos Wanted Crew, and her involvement with contract negotiations to protect dancers on dance videos (go to dancealliance.org for more information)

Video: Jabbawockeez superpower #1: KB

Jabbawockeez is starting a video series showing the superpowers of each member. First in the series: KB has the ability to articulate the texture of a sound. The power is explained and demonstrated in real-life and comic book line art. A nifty series -- can't wait to see more. From Youtube. Thanks for the tip Greg!

Tonight -- join us for ABDC Pitbull Challenge Party Room, Play-by-Play and more!

Watch America's Best Dance Crew Pitbull Challenge with us tonight. The Party Room/Critics Corner opens at 9:45 ET and stays open as long as you want, so that everyone can comment on  ABDC, and almost anything else.

At 10pm ET, I will be doing live play-by-play while watching the show along with  Del, NamesAreOverrated, Michael, and TBone (and maybe Ninjaboi), so feel free to tune in. As soon as the show is over, we'll post the information for you to vote to keep your favorite crews alive online at MTV, by phone or by text.  Later that night, please vote in our polls on the best and worst performances. Tomorrow we hope to have reviews, a new round of the Top 4 Challenge and Elimination Challenge contests, and other coverage.   Join us!

Ninjaboi's Better Late than Never Review of JLo week

Hey guys,
So long story short, I'm only able to post this abbreviated review just now because the real world happen. May not seem like an acceptable excuse to you denizens of the internet, but believe me, trying to find a house for your internship when you have less than a week till your start date can be pretty stressful. In any case, housing is secure, so here's the JLo challenge review. I'll only be writing a condensed summary for each crew (except for challenges, since I did have time the night this episode aired to write that section up for each crew), but please don't think that I BSed any of the numbers - I simply haven't had the time to put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard. Whatever)

Shoutouts to Caesar Maxxann, Wing (for doing a better review than I could ever dream of writing), Molasses Gang, NancyT, Clarence, and to you the readers. Please do not misconstrue this as an official rankings, only the opinion of a college student dancer who's good with identifying what will usually be helpful for crews on ABDC, and has a pechant for numbers.
Click to read Ninjaboi's review of last week's performances while you wait for tonight's!

Video: Sneak peek for ABDC Pitbull Challenge - group number with ICONic Boyz

MTV posted their sneak peak video for the America's Best Dance Crew Pitbull Challenge. This week, they show a clip from the group number with all five remaining crews -- 8 Flavahz, Elektrolytes, Fanny Pak, Mos Wanted Crew, and RNG -- along with the special guests ICONic Boyz (from ABDC Season 6). If you can't watch on MTV for some reason, click here. Thanks for the tip, zomgwtfbbqxd!

Get More: America's Best Dance Crew (Season 7), Full Episodes

Video: Reader David Sean Jason's dance tribute to his girlfriend

Reader David Sean Jason created his first concept dance video, a tribute to his girlfriend of six years. Thanks for sharing this! From JasonSeanDavid Youtube.

Exclusive interview: D-trix at ABDC Pitbull challenge: "Make a Statement!" + grooming and romance tips

Teresa Espinosa (Beat Freaks) and Chris Trondsen interviewed ABDC judge D-trix before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Pitbull Challenge. D-trix talks about how being most memorable is so important in crew performance,  how he grooms for ABDC, and how he prepares for romance

Video: Pacman (IaMmE) - "Sleepwalkers/Daydreamers"

The latest concept video from Phillip "Pacman" Chbeeb features him performing with Nicole McMaster in a stunning love story dance, with cameos from IaMmE members. On pacman Youtube. Thanks for the tip, Greg!

Video: the crews describe their Pitbull week's international challenges

DanceOn's coverage of America's Best Dance Crew this week shows the crews in their costumes describing the songs and challenges for the week:
- Fanny Pak - Bollywood
- RNG - "The Dance of 1000 Hands" from China
- 8 Flavahz - the Can Can
- Mos Wanted Crew - Russian dancing
- Elektrolytes - Brazilian capoeira

Survey results for ABDC J-Lo Week: bottom 2 were the favorites!

Results are final for our surveys rating performances for America's Best Dance Crew Jennifer Lopez Challenge. Click here for the details on the favorite performances and here for the least favorite.  The voting was very split, with the bottom 2 crews RNG and Fanny Pak getting the most votes for favorite

• With almost 1800 votes cast, RNG was the favorite (28%) followed closely by Fanny Pak (27%) and 8 Flavahz (22%)
• Out of almost 1500 votes, the least favorite for the week was Mos Wanted Crew (26%) followed by Collizion Crew (19%) and Elektrolytes (19%)

We'll post our surveys on the Pitbull Challenge posted shortly after ABDC airs on the West Coast.

Exclusive interview with ICONic Boyz at ABDC Pitbull Challenge - answering fan questions on tattoos, girls, weekends and more

Teresa Espinosa (Beat Freaks) and Chris Trondsen interviewed ICONic Boyz before they appeared as guest performers on America's Best Dance Crew's Pitbull Challenge. They talk about the honor of being invited back to dance, They also answer fan questions on tattoos vs piercings vs hair dye, their favorite part about dating, their favorite weekend activities, and how long they rehearsed for this week's show.

Video: Loyalty Crew on tonight's America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent returns for a new season tonight on NBC at 8pm ET/PT. One of the first acts for this season will be Loyalty Crew, which auditioned in Los Angeles. Are they ready for primetime?

Playlist for ABDC Pitbull Challenge

From various sources, here's the playlist for America's Best Dance Crew's Pitbull Challenge:
- 8 Flavahz - "Hey Baby"
- Elektrolytes - "I know you want me"
- Fanny Pak - "International Love"
- Mos Wanted Crew - "Give me everything tonight"
-RNG - "Hotel Room Service"

Video: Battlefield America featurette, including members of RNG and 8 Flavahz

Battlefield America will premiere in theaters on June 1, 2012. They just released a video showing interviews with many choreographers and dancers, including members of RNG and Camren Bicondova (8 Flavahz). Click here to watch. Thanks for the tip, Bill!

Video: Jaja (IaMmE) solo in Philippines and Italy

IaMmE (America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 winners) recently completed an international tour, and Jaja Vankova filmed some of her solo work from that trip. From JAJAvankova Youtube. Thanks for the tip Greg!

Video: Behind the scenes at Mix'd Elements Vlado shoot

Mix'd Elements stepped from ABDC to a Vlado sponsorship. This video shows a preview of their dance video for the brand, as well as some characteristic goofing.

Mos Wanted Crew pre- ABDC Pitbull Challenge: ABDC bromance jokes, their creative process

 Chris Trondsen and Teresa Espinosa (Beat Freaks) interview Mos Wanted Crew before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Pitbull Challenge. They joke about fictional ABDC bromances, talk about how Ian Eastwood got involved with Mos Wanted Crew, talk about how their group creative process for the dance routines for ABDC, and tell Chris that he reminds them of the host of Ghost Hunters.

Wings reviews ABDC's J-Lo Challenge - everything but the dancing

Note- The following words, sentences, and other hieroglyphics should be read for entertainment purposes only. -- DON’T TAKE THIS SERIOUS --

So I am back with more ramble and babble. To start, I was informed that ABDC has a superstar theme in that each week all the crews dance to the same artist. Apparently this week’s artist was Leonardo DaVinci. Or Jay-Low. Something like that. If it were up to me though, I would have chosen a more popular singer like Jennifer Lopez, but whatever. I guess that would still shut down my conspiracies from the last review. If anyone knows how to dispose of $500 worth of spy gear let me know. Anyway, due to this new knowledge I will be changing one of my sections this week from “music” to “challenges.” Ya….so get ready for another saga of this week’s ratings. Bizinga! 
Click here to read the full review.  [From NancyT:Go on, click. Right Now. Don't delay.]

Exclusive interview: RNG pre-ABDC Pitbull Challenge: ABDC life besides dancing: hanging with ICONic Boyz, days off & homework

 Chris Trondsen and Teresa Espinosa (Beat Freaks) interviewed RNG before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Pitbull Challenge. They talk about how they used being in the bottom the previous week to improve, how they're enjoying the process of ABDC, what they do on their days off, Bailey hanging out with ICONic Boyz, getting them on twitter, and doing homework while on ABDC, and show their cheer.

Blogging Best Dance Crew Information Cloud!

Reader Scarlett S. created two information clouds for BloggingBestDanceCrew -- one for the site and one for my twitterfeed. Later this week, I'll put them on the side so you can check them out whenever you want to see what's hot here. But, I wanted to introduce them front and center. Thanks Scarlett!

The cloud for this website:


The cloud for our tweets:

ABDC Alum news: Parris (ReQuest) choreographing for JLo, FootWorKINGz in documentary;We are Heroes photos

 - Parris Goebel (dancer and choreographer for ABDC6's ReQuest Crew) has a busy summer ahead. According to TE News, She was just hired by Jennifer Lopez to choreograph for J-Lo's upcoming world tour. After that, she will teach workshops in Rome, followed by a return to Hip Hop International.
- We are Heroes (ABDC4 winners) did a new photospread for The Bull Magazine
- Fortune and Bang reports that members of FootworKINGz (ABDC6) are featured in a new documentary called "Underground" about street dancing. Here's the trailer:

Video: JabbaWockeeZ perform at Drake's Birthday Party

JabbaWockeeZ return with a new "Behind the Mask" episode. This time, they dance a new set at Drake's birthday party. Fromthewockeez Youtube. Thanks for the link Greg!

Now for something completely different: Listen to my appearance on NPR's "Ask Me Another"

This has little or nothing to do with ABDC (unless you count Beyonce references). Nevertheless, something to divert you while waiting to hear about this week's taping -- I recently attended a taping of NPR's newest radio show "Ask Me Another" and competed in a contest called "Pen it Like Porter", where audience members were asked to rewrite the words to "You're the Top" to make it contemporary. I was thrilled to have my lyrics performed by Jonathan Coulton (who among MANY other accomplishments wrote the songs for Portal 1 and Portal 2). Listen in below, and click here for the full  funny program. OMG.

Let us know if you attend tonight's taping of ABDC Pitbull challenge!

America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 (aka the Superstar Season) will be taped tonight, with the 5 remaining crews dancing to Pitbull hit songs. If you attend the taping, leave a comment and let us know what it was like -- the dances, the judges, the songs, the crowd, the crews, the costumes, celebrities in the audience, oddities and funny moments, etc.
 
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT -- NO SPOILERS. DO NOT TELL THE RESULTS FROM THE SHOW, INCLUDING WHICH CREWS WERE IN THE BOTTOM OR ELIMINATED! 

Lessons from ABDC Alum

Even if MTV has billed Mos Wanted Crew as the crew of teachers, they by no means have the monopoly on teaching dance. Here are two events for anyone in California featuring ABDC alumni.


Fresh off from their unfortunately early elimination this season, Mix'd Elements will be teaching a Boogiezone series on their signature Flotvity, from May 14th to 17th. Check out the flyer below or on the Mixd Elements Facebook page for details

Also, Instant Noodles will be teaching every Monday at Quest Studios, as part of Instant Noodle Mondays of May! Rob already taught last Monday, but Geo, Mike and Chuck will be teaching in the coming Mondays. Be sure to check out the details below or on the Quest Studio Facebook page.

Recaps galore for ABDC's J-Lo Challenge!

- Daily Princetonian deftly blends reviews with judges' comments, tweets (@chachigonzales: Did I totally meet Pauly D?? YUP! And guess who he did the fist pump with…ME!! Hahaha) and related stuff around the interwebs (someone really reads my play-by-play?!?)
- AV Club gives the episode an A, mostly because they sat in the audience for the taping. They have insights on the editing process, what really happened during the taping, and why Collizion should have stayed.  Tears of joy?
- All Voices summarizes the action and has no photo gallery this week. I'm very disappointed in you!
- Screen Invasion is worried about Fanny Pak's ABDC trajectory and thinks Elektrolytes won the night
- We'll Fix it In catches up on the ABDC Season -- They've got reviews of both JLo week and Drake week. To quote them, "There's always room for J-Lo".
- Ant M. has his weekly Youtube review. I love listening to him. And check out his ABDC Funk Bracket competition

Byeynyn's review of ABDC's JLo Challenge

Last week, seven crews performed routines to Drake. With Fanny Pak and Stepboys as the Bottom Two, both crews put forth their best performances of the season to date, and Stepboys was sent home as D-Trix silently wept. This week, the six crews are to honor Jennifer Lopez- famous singer, dancer, and “actress.” Her choreographer/make-out partner, Casper Smart showed up to work with the six remaining crews to help out but also give them additional challenges.

Much like last season’s Rihanna Week and Season 4’s Bollywood Week, having a seasoned choreographer come over on this show generally improves the quality of dancing for all the crews. That being said, the crews still have a lot of work to do in making sure they meet their specific challenges and do J. Lo’s music justice. Also, blah blah Pauly D something something DJ. I don’t watch Jersey Shore.

Click here to read the full review. Thanks Byeynyn!

Exclusive interview: Layla Kayleigh after ABDC JLo Challenge: Backstage scoop on the crews this week

 Chris Trondsen talks 'on the couch' with Layla Kayleigh after the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Jennifer Lopez Challenge. She talks about meeting with Pauly D on the show (and why wouldn't he dance?), how the JLo challenges were easier for girls, what it was like for Angel and 8 Flavahz this week (after the death of Angel's mother), why RNG and Fanny Pak might have been in the bottom, what they think will happen next on the show, nd how Collizion handled being eliminated.

Want to change your vote for the ABDC Top 4 Contest? Enter again now!

Thanks to all of you who submitted entries on which ABDC crews will be in the top 4 at the end of this season, in the order of their elimination. If you want to change your vote, here's your weekly chance. Note: there's no penalty for entering each week. If you get it right early, that's the vote that counts!The prize goes to the first person to submit the correct answer, based on which week they submit it. If more than one person gets it right that week, we'll employ a tie-breaker rule.  Click here for contest rules and prizes.  ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 6pm (East Coast Time) on FRIDAY MAY 11.  THIS ROUND IS NOW CLOSED

Time again to predict next week's bottom 2 in our Elimination Challenge contest

Time for the next installment in our ABDC Season 7 Elimination Challenge: Which crews will be in the bottom 2 each week? Who will be eliminated? Enter each week and the person with the highest cumulative score for Season 7 will win an ABDC crew shirt of their choice and size (up to $35 retail).

To enter: Each week, we'll publish a new post for this contest. When the weekly post is up, leave a comment with the name of the bottom 2, specifying which one is eliminated. For example, in Season 6, a winning entry for the Rihanna Week Challenge would have read: "BOTTOM 2 WEEK 5 -  Phunk Phenomenon, 787 Crew. Eliminated: 787 Crew."  You will be awarded 1 point for each crew you name in the bottom 2 that week, and an extra point for identifying the eliminated crew, for a total of 3 possible points per week. The person with the highest cumulative score wins, and we'll figure out something if we need a tie-breaker.

This week's entries will be accepted from now until noon (East Coast time) on Friday May 4, so that nobody can use insider info from the tapings. .**IMPORTANT**:

• Create a user name you will use every week for the entire contest, and make it memorable (not just a common first name or word). NO EMAIL ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED
• MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE THE WORDS 'BOTTOM 2' in the comment (so I can search for them easily). 
• Only 1 entry per person per week, please.  Good luck!   

At this point, Clubtracks, JabbaJake, JX7713, and Pierre are tied with 7 points, but others are just a point or two behind. Go for it! THIS ROUND IS NOW CLOSED

Video Inbox: Tut-orial, Keone Madrid

While ABDC7 goes on, the rest of the dance world does not stop. To prove it, here are three videos that you definitely have to watch
First, we have Keone Madrid dancing to David Guetta's "Without You." (I wonder if whichever crew gets that song this season, if any do, will do as well). Chris Martin (BreakEFX ABDC5) and Vinh Nguyen (SGBM) back him up.
 


In contrast --  this may not be a routine set, but Can of Poreotics has a tutorial for tutting (a tut-orial if you will).